EP2159787A2 - Structure acoustique et chambre acoustique - Google Patents

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EP2159787A2
EP2159787A2 EP09011270A EP09011270A EP2159787A2 EP 2159787 A2 EP2159787 A2 EP 2159787A2 EP 09011270 A EP09011270 A EP 09011270A EP 09011270 A EP09011270 A EP 09011270A EP 2159787 A2 EP2159787 A2 EP 2159787A2
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    • G—PHYSICS
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
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    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B1/00—Constructions in general; Structures which are not restricted either to walls, e.g. partitions, or floors or ceilings or roofs
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    • E04B1/84—Sound-absorbing elements
    • E04B2001/8457—Solid slabs or blocks
    • E04B2001/8476—Solid slabs or blocks with acoustical cavities, with or without acoustical filling
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  • the present invention relates to sound absorbing and sound scattering techniques.
  • Acoustic members for scattering sounds are installed to preclude acoustic troubles, such as flatter echoes, in an acoustic space like a hall or theater.
  • Japanese Patent Application Laid-open Publication No. 2002-30744 discloses an acoustic structure which includes a plurality of members each having a cavity extending in one direction and an opening portion communicating the cavity with an external space. Once sound waves of a sound enter the cavity, the sound is re-radiated through the opening portion, so that there can be achieved a sound scattering effect.
  • acoustic members for obtaining the sound scattering effect and acoustic members for obtaining the sound absorbing effect are separately provided in the space, however, these acoustic members would take up much of the space. Further, if a porous sound absorbing material, such as felt, is used to enhance the sound absorbing effect for low frequency bands, then the acoustic members would increase in dimension in the thickness direction, taking up even more of the space.
  • the present invention provides an improved acoustic structure, which comprises a hollow member having: a hollow region formed therein to extend in a single direction; an opening portion communicating the hollow region with an external space; and a reflective surface facing the external space and adjoining the opening portion. Portion of the hollow region adjoining and communicating with the opening portion in the hollow member is constructed as an intermediate layer, and a portion of the hollow member extending from one end of the hollow region to the intermediate layer is constructed as a resonator.
  • the intermediate layer is constructed in such a manner that, when the reflective surface radiates reflected waves corresponding to incident sound waves falling from the external space on the opening portion and the reflective surface of the hollow member, the intermediate layer not only causes reflected waves, produced through resonance of the resonator and differing in phase from the reflected waves from the reflective surface, to be radiated from the opening portion but also makes substantially zero a real part of a value, obtained by dividing a specific acoustic impedance of the opening portion at the time of the radiation of the reflected waves from the opening portion, by a characteristic impedance of a medium of the opening portion.
  • the intermediate layer is constructed in such a manner that, when the reflective surface radiates the reflected waves corresponding to the incident sound waves falling from the external space on the opening portion and the reflective surface of the hollow member, an absolute value of the value, obtained by dividing the specific acoustic impedance of the opening portion by the characteristic impedance of the medium of the opening portion is less than one.
  • a portion of the hollow member extending from one end of the hollow region to the intermediate layer is constructed as a first resonator, and another portion of the hollow member extending from the other end of the hollow region to the intermediate layer is constructed as a second resonator.
  • one resonator of the aforementioned construction is constructed or provided in the hollow region, and the intermediate layer is constructed in such a manner that a surface thereof other than a boundary surface with the resonator adjoins an inner surface of the hollow member or faces the opening portion.
  • the intermediate layer is constructed in such a manner that sound pressure is distributed uniformly when the resonator resonates.
  • a boundary surface between the resonator and the intermediate layer has an area greater than an area of the opening portion.
  • the acoustic structure comprises a plurality of the hollow members arrayed side by side in a direction perpendicular to a direction where the hollow members extend.
  • the plurality of the hollow members differ from each other in length from one end of the hollow region to the intermediate layer.
  • an acoustic room comprising the acoustic structure of the present invention constructed in the aforementioned manner.
  • the present invention arranged in the above-described manner can not only effectively scatter and absorb sounds but also achieve an appropriate sound scattering effect and/or absorbing effect over wide frequency bands, while restraining increase in size of acoustic members.
  • Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing an outer appearance of an acoustic structure 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the acoustic structure 1 is of a rectangular parallelepiped shape having a small dimension in its width direction, and it includes a plurality of (ten in the illustrated example) hollow members 10-1 - 10-10 each having a rectangular cylindrical shape and extending in a same single direction.
  • the hollow members 10-1 - 10-10 are arrayed in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which they extend (i.e., "extending direction") and in such a manner that their respective ends align with one another, and they are bonded together as an integral unit by adhesion or the like.
  • the hollow members 10-1 - 10-10 are each formed of a reflective material having a relatively high rigidity coefficient, such as acryl resin.
  • the acoustic structure 1 has a generally flat reflective surface constituted by the respective one reflective surfaces 2 of the hollow members 10-1 - 10-10.
  • the reflective surface 2 faces an external space around the acoustic structure 1 and radiates reflected waves in response to sound waves falling thereon from the external space.
  • the acoustic structure 1 has opening portions 14-1 - 14-10 formed in individual ones of the hollow members 10-1 - 10-10 that open to the surfaces of the hollow members 10-1 - 10-10 to communicate with the external space where sounds transmit or propagate.
  • the number of the hollow members constituting the acoustic structure 1 is ten in the illustrated example of Fig. 1 , it is just one example and may be smaller than or greater than ten as long as it is at least one.
  • the direction in which the hollow members 10-1 - 10-10 extend (“extending direction") will hereinafter be referred to as "y direction”
  • the direction in which the hollow members 10-1 - 10-10 are arrayed side by side will hereinafter be referred to as "x direction”
  • x direction a direction vertical to the reflective surface 2 and perpendicular to the x and y directions
  • z direction a direction vertical to the reflective surface 2 and perpendicular to the x and y directions
  • Fig. 2 is a view of the acoustic structure 1 taken in a direction of an arrow II that is vertical to the reflective surface 2.
  • the hollow members 10-1 - 10-10 have their respective hollow interior regions (hereinafter "hollow region") 20-1 - 20-10 as indicated by broken lines in Fig. 2 .
  • the hollow regions 20-1 - 20-10 extend (i.e., are elongated) in the y direction and are arrayed in the x direction perpendicular to the y direction.
  • the hollow regions 20-1 - 20-10 do not reach to the opposite ends of the corresponding hollow members 10-1 - 10-10 and are closed at their respective opposite ends.
  • the opening portions 14-1 - 14-10 differ from one another in position in the y direction (or extending direction of the hollow members). With such arrangements, the hollow regions 20-1 - 20-10 of the hollow members 10-1 - 10-10 differ from one another in length from one end of the hollow region to the later-described intermediate layer 13.
  • the hollow members 10-1 - 10-10 are identical in construction, except that the opening portions 14-1 - 14-10 differ in position among the hollow members 10-1 - 10-10, as seen in Figs. 1 and 2 .
  • the hollow members, opening portions and hollow regions constituting the acoustic structure 1 will be collectively referred to as "hollow member 10", "opening portion 14" and "hollow region 20", respectively.
  • Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the hollow member 10 taken along the III - III line (a direction parallel to y-z plane) of Fig. 2 .
  • the hollow region 20 of the hollow member 10 is in the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped extending in the y direction and is closed at its opposite ends 112 and 122.
  • the hollow member 10 generally comprises two resonators 11 and 12, an intermediate layer 13, and the opening portion14.
  • the resonator 11 is constructed as a first resonator provided to extend between the one end 112 of the hollow member 10 and a boundary surface 111 between the resonator 11 and the intermediate layer 13.
  • the resonator 12 is constructed as a second resonator provided to extend between the other end 122 of the hollow member 10 and a boundary surface 121 located opposite to the boundary surface 111 and between the resonator 12 and the intermediate layer 13.
  • the resonator 11 has a length l 1 in the y direction
  • the resonator 12 has a length l 2 in the y direction.
  • the boundary surface 111 between a portion of the hollow region 20 constructed as the resonator 11 and the intermediate layer 13 has an area Sp
  • the boundary surface 121 between another portion of the hollow region 20 constructed as the resonator 12 and the intermediate layer 13 too has an area Sp.
  • Each of the resonators 11 and 12 also has a sectional area Sp along a direction parallel to the x - y plane and vertical to the extending direction of the hollow region 20, and the sectional surface of each of the resonators 11 and 12 has a length in the x - z direction sufficiently smaller than a wavelength ⁇ 1 or ⁇ 2 corresponding to the resonant frequency of the resonator 11 or 12, so that sound waves of the resonant frequencies are not distributed in that direction.
  • the intermediate layer 13 is a portion of the hollow region (i.e., space region or portion) adjoining and communicating directly with the opening portion 14.
  • the intermediate layer 13 is a layer of gas molecules that vibrate to cause sound waves to propagate.
  • the intermediate layer 13 is a portion of the hollow region that adjoins the opening portion 14 in the vertical direction to communicate the resonators 11 and 12 with the opening portion 14.
  • the size of the intermediate layer 13 is determined by the size of the opening portion 14 and the size of the section area vertical to the extending direction of the resonators 11 and 12.
  • the intermediate layer 13 faces the resonator 11 via the boundary surface 111 and faces the resonator 12 via the boundary surface 121.
  • the boundary surfaces 111 and 121 each having the area Sp can each be regarded as a rectangular surface.
  • a medium via which sound waves propagate in the intermediate layer 13 is air
  • a medium via which sound waves propagate in the hollow region 20 and in the external space is also air.
  • each of the openings 14 has a square shape as viewed vertically to the reflective surface 2 and communicates the intermediate layer 13 of the hollow region 20 with the external space.
  • Each of the four sides of the opening 14 has a length d that is sufficiently smaller than the wavelengths ⁇ 1 and ⁇ 2 of the resonant frequencies of the resonators 11 and 12; for example, d ⁇ 1 ⁇ 6 and d ⁇ ⁇ 2 ⁇ 6.
  • "there occurs no sound pressure distribution in the intermediate layer 13" also means a situation where the dimension of the intermediate layer 13 is smaller a threshold dimension shorter than the wavelengths of the resonant frequencies and thus the ununiformity in the sound pressure distribution in the intermediate layer 13 is less than a threshold value so that there is substantially no sound pressure distribution. If there is no ununiformity in the sound pressure distribution in the intermediate layer 13, reflected waves from the boundary surface 111 and reflected waves from the opening portion 14 coincide with each other in phase when the resonator 11 has resonated, and reflected waves from the boundary surface 121 and reflected waves from the opening portion 14 coincide with each other in phase when the resonator 12 resonates.
  • the opening 14 has an area So that is smaller than the sectional area Sp of the boundary surface 111, 121 (i.e., S p > S o ).
  • the opening 14 may be of other than a square shape, such as a circular or polygonal shape. If the opening 14 is other than a square shape, there may be employed one side length d of a square having the same area as the area So of the opening portion 14 or one side length d of a bounding rectangle or inscribing rectangle of a figure indicative of a shape of the opening 14.
  • Sound waves falling from the external space on the hollow member 10 arranged in the above-described manner include those falling on the reflective surface 2 and those falling on the opening portion 14.
  • the waves arriving at or falling on the opening portion 14 enter the resonators 11 and 12 via the opening portion 14 and intermediate layer 13. If sound waves of the resonant frequencies of the resonators 11 and 12 are contained in the frequency bands of the incident waves, then the resonators 11 and 12 resonate in response to the incident waves, and there occurs a sound pressure distribution only in the extending direction of the hollow region 20 (i.e., in the y direction).
  • the wavelengths ⁇ 1 and ⁇ 2 corresponding to the resonant frequencies of the resonators 11 and 12 satisfy relationship represented by Mathematical Expression (1) below using the respective lengths l 1 and l 2 , in the y direction, of the resonators 11 and 12.
  • n is an integral number of 1 or over, and open end correction is not taken into account.
  • each of the resonators 11 and 12 which is of a so-called closed tube type having the hollow region closed at one end and open at the other end, has the length l 1 or l 2 that is an even multiple of a quarter of the wavelength ⁇ 1 or ⁇ 2 corresponding to the resonant frequency as shown in Mathematical Expression (1); thus, the hollow member 10 can be designed to achieve the intended resonant frequencies with the lengths l 1 and l 2 determined as above.
  • the hollow member 10 is closed at both of the opposite ends 112 and 122 in the illustrated example of Figs. 1 - 3 , it may be open at either or both of the opposite ends 112 and 122 (so-called open tube type).
  • the wavelengths ⁇ 1 and ⁇ 2 corresponding to the resonant frequencies of the resonators 11 and 12 satisfy relationship defined by Mathematical Expression (2) below using the respective lengths l 1 and l 2 , in the y direction, of the resonators 11 and 12.
  • n is an integral number of 1 or over, and open end correction is not taken into account.
  • each of the lengths l 1 and l 2 is an integral multiple of a half of the wavelength ⁇ 1 or ⁇ 2 corresponding to the resonant frequency as shown in Mathematical Expression (2); thus, in this case too, the hollow member 10 can be designed to achieve the intended resonant frequencies.
  • Fig. 5 is a sectional view explanatory of behavior of a portion of the hollow region 20 in the neighborhood of the opening portion 14 when the resonators 11 and 12 have resonated in response incident waves of predetermined frequency bands, containing the resonant frequencies of the resonators 11 and 12, falling on the hollow member 10.
  • sound pressure at the boundary surface 111 is indicated by p o
  • u 1 indicates a particle velocity of gas molecules acting on the boundary surface 111 in a normal direction of the boundary surface 111.
  • sound pressure at the boundary surface 121 is indicated by p o
  • u 2 indicates a particle velocity of gas molecules acting on the boundary surface 121 in a normal direction of the boundary surface 121.
  • the particle velocity u 1 at the boundary surface 111 is indicated in a positive value when the particle velocity acts in a direction from the resonator 11 to the intermediate layer 13, while the particle velocity u 1 at the boundary surface 111 is indicated in a negative value when the particle velocity acts in a direction from the intermediate layer 13 to the resonator 11.
  • the particle velocity u 2 at the boundary surface 121 is indicated in a positive value when the particle velocity acts in a direction from the resonator 12 to the intermediate layer 13, while the particle velocity u 2 at the boundary surface 121 is indicated in a negative value when the particle velocity acts in a direction from the intermediate layer 13 to the resonator 12. Namely, the particle velocity acting in the direction to the intermediate layer 13 is indicated in a positive value.
  • the particle velocity u 2 takes a positive value when the particle velocity u 1 takes a positive value at the time of resonance of the resonators 11 and 12, but takes a negative value when the particle velocity u 1 takes a negative value at the time of resonance.
  • the particle velocities acting in the directions from the resonators 11 and 12 to the intermediate layer 13 vary in phase with each other.
  • Fig. 5 sound pressure at the opening portion 14, constituting a boundary between the intermediate layer 13 and the external space is indicated by p o , and u o indicates a particle velocity of gas molecules acting in the opening portion 14 in a normal direction of the opening portion 14.
  • the particle velocity acing in a direction from the opening portion 14 to the external space is indicated in a positive value, while the particle velocity acing in a direction from the external space to the opening portion 14 is indicated in a negative value.
  • the reason why the sound pressure at the boundary surfaces 111 and 121 and the opening portion 14 is of the same value p o is that the hollow member 10 is constructed in such a manner that no sound pressure distribution occurs in the entire intermediate layer 13 when the resonators 11 and 12 have resonated.
  • the sound pressure p o is a synthesis of the sound pressure of the incident waves and sound pressure of reflected waves produced in the intermediate layer 13 by resonance of the resonators 11 and 12.
  • the intermediate layer 13 is a gas layer comprising gas molecules, it has "incompressibility" with an invariable volume. Namely, the intermediate layer 13 acts to keep its inner pressure constant so that its volume remains constant, although it elastically deforms due to the resonance.
  • the intermediate layer 13 having such characteristics causes the sound pressure, acting from the resonators 11 and 12 via the boundary surfaces 111 and 121, to act directly on the opening portion 14, i.e. a boundary between the intermediate layer 13 and the external space. At that time, a sum between volume velocities acting on the intermediate layer 13 from the boundary surfaces 111 and 121 coincides with a volume velocity acting on the external space from the intermediate layer 13 via the opening portion 14.
  • Fig. 6 is a diagram explanatory of behavior of the intermediate layer 13 at the time of resonance when the particle velocities u 1 and u 2 are each of a positive value.
  • the intermediate layer 13 has a volume V and a size and shape as shown in Fig. 6A .
  • the intermediate layer 13 assumes a state as shown in Fig. 6B . Namely, by the action of the particle velocities u 1 and u 2 , the intermediate layer 13 decreases in dimension in the y direction by ⁇ y and increases in dimension in the z direction by ⁇ z. However, the intermediate layer 13 maintains the volume V because of its incompressibility.
  • the particle velocity u 0 acting from the opening portion 14 on the external space takes on a positive value, so that the intermediate layer 13 assumes a state as if it were projecting to the external space of the hollow member 10 via the opening portion 14.
  • the volume velocities acting on the intermediate layer 13 from the resonators 11 and 12 are added up so that the sum between the volume velocities acts on the external space of the hollow member 10 via the intermediate layer 13.
  • the particle velocity u 0 takes on a negative value and acts in the direction from the opening portion 14 to the hollow region 20.
  • the intermediate layer 13 increases in dimension in the y direction and decreases in dimension in the z direction.
  • the particle velocity uo acting from the opening portion 14 on the external space takes on a negative value, so that the intermediate layer 13 assumes a state as if it were retracting to the hollow region 20 via the opening portion 14.
  • the particle velocity u 0 depends on an area ratio between the area S p of the boundary surfaces 111 and 121 and the area S p of the opening portion 14. If the resonators 11 and 12 have the same resonance frequency and the same sectional area in the direction vertical to the reflective surface 2, the particle velocity u 1 equals the particle velocity u 2 .
  • Mathematical Expression (4) a specific acoustic impedance ratio ⁇ when incident waves have fallen, from the external space, on the reflective surface 2 in the direction vertical to the reflective surface 2 (i.e., z direction) satisfies relationship defined in Mathematical Expression (5) below.
  • the specific acoustic impedance ratios ⁇ is a value calculated by dividing a specific acoustic impedance p o / u o of the opening portion 14 by the characteristic impedance p c (specific acoustic resistance) of the medium (air) of the opening portion 14.
  • the specific acoustic impedance ratio ⁇ is a ratio between a specific acoustic impedance of a given point in a sound field and a characteristic impedance of the medium at that point.
  • ⁇ is a real part of the specific acoustic impedance ratio ⁇ (i.e., Re( ⁇ )), which is also sometimes called "specific acoustic resistance ratio”.
  • x is an imaginary part of the specific acoustic impedance ratio ⁇ (i.e., Im( ⁇ )), which is also sometimes called “specific acoustic reactance ratio”.
  • a "resonance phenomenon" where the resonators 11 and 12 radiate reflected waves produced resonance occurs, not only in the case of the full resonance where the specific acoustic impedance ratio ⁇ in the opening portion 14 is zero, but also in other cases.
  • exp(j ⁇ ) at a given point of a region of a certain member satisfies relationship of R ( ⁇ - 1) / ( ⁇ + 1).
  • the complex sound pressure reflection coefficient is a physical quantity indicative of a complex number ratio between reflected waves and incident waves at a given point of a space.
  • is a value indicative of an amplitude of the reflected waves relative to the incident waves, and a greater value of
  • phase variation amount is a value indicative of a degree of phase variation of the reflected waves relative to the incident waves (hereinafter referred to as "phase variation amount").
  • phase variation amount a value indicative of a degree of phase variation of the reflected waves relative to the incident waves.
  • the sound absorbing effect is an effect that is achieved by the reflected waves radiated from the opening portion 14
  • the sound scattering effect is an effect that is achieved, in the hollow member 10, by an interaction between reflected waves radiated from the opening portion 14 and reflected waves radiated from the reflective surface 2. Details of an operation or action for achieving these effects will be described later.
  • Fig. 7 is a graph showing relationship between the specific acoustic impedance ratios ⁇ and the phase variation amounts ⁇ .
  • ⁇ ⁇
  • a distance from the point of origin O is ⁇ , in which case the above-mentioned full reflection occurs so that the phase variation amount ⁇ becomes zero degree.
  • Hatched region in Fig. 7 is where
  • the phase variation amount ⁇ approaches ⁇ 180 degrees as the value of
  • the more there are phase differences other than the same phase between the reflected waves radiated from the opening portion 14 and the reflected waves radiated from the reflective surface 2 and the more the phase differences are close to the opposite phase the more the scattering effect is enhanced.
  • is "1" (one) or over
  • Fig. 8 is a graph showing relationship between the specific acoustic impedance ratios ⁇ and the amplitudes
  • Fig. 8 there are shown values of Re( ⁇ ) and Im( ⁇ ) when the value of
  • 0, which indicates that the amplitude takes a minimum value of zero; namely, in this case, the full sound absorption occurs with no reflected wave produced.
  • Region indicated by broken line in the figure is the region where
  • 1), and, in a portion within this region (other than a portion on a semi-circlular line), there are phase differences in a range of 90 to 180 degrees between the incident waves and the reflected waves. Because
  • the sound absorbing effect and/or sound scattering effect can be effectively achieved by about a quarter (1/4) of the energy of the incident waves being radiated from the opening portion 14.
  • Im( ⁇ ) 0
  • Re( ⁇ ) is about 0.335
  • the real part of the specific acoustic impedance Z takes a value of about 139.025 Kg/m 3 ⁇ sec or below.
  • 0.7 be satisfied so that about a half (1/2) of the energy of the incident waves is radiated from the opening portion 14; thus, in this case, an enhanced sound absorbing effect and/or sound scattering effect can be achieved very effectively.
  • of the specific acoustic impedance ratio ⁇ can be varied by varying an area ratio S o / S p between the area S p of the boundary surfaces 111 and 121 and the area S o of the opening portion 14 (hereinafter "area ratio r s ").
  • Fig. 9 is a diagram showing frequency characteristics of the absolute value
  • phase variation amount ⁇ takes values in a range of 90° ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ 180° or - 180° ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ - 90°. Note that a condition of
  • ⁇ is established when anti-resonance occurs, and the sign of Im( ⁇ ) reverses at the frequency in question, i.e. with that frequency as a boundary point.
  • the frequency bands satisfying the condition of 0 ⁇ Im( ⁇ ) ⁇ 1 become wider.
  • the area ratio rs is set to be equal to or smaller than 0.5, in which case the area of the above-mentioned surrounded region in the instant embodiment increases by a factor of about 1.2 as compared to that in the conventional acoustic pipe and the value
  • the area ratio r s is set to be equal to or smaller than 0.25, in which case the area of the above-mentioned surrounded region in the instant embodiment increases by a factor of about 1.5 as compared to that in the conventional acoustic pipe and the value
  • the instant embodiment of the acoustic structure 1 of the present invention is constructed to achieve an effective sound absorbing effect and/or a sound scattering effect through a resonance phenomenon by defining the area ratio r s as noted above and by setting an absolute value
  • of the specific acoustic impedance ratio in the opening portion 14 to satisfy the condition of ⁇ ⁇ 1 and making the rear part r Re( ⁇ ) of the specific acoustic impedance ratio almost zero through the behavior of the intermediate layer 13.
  • no member such as a resistance member, that blocks motions of gas particles.
  • a great particle velocity can be produced in the opening portion 14 through resonance of the resonators 11 and 12. Further, because the condition of
  • Figs. 10A and 10B are graphs showing relationship between a frequency ratio, to frequency bands from 0 Hz to 1,000 Hz, of frequencies at which
  • the horizontal axis represents
  • the vertical axis represents the frequency ratio (%) and the phase variation amount (degree).
  • the horizontal axis represents the area ratio r s
  • the vertical axis represents the frequency ratio (%). Note that, in Fig. 10A , a lower limit of the reflected wave phase variation amount per value of
  • the frequency ratio is a ratio, to the frequency bands from 0 Hz to 1,000 Hz, of frequency bands where
  • are 0.1, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8 and 1.0.
  • a ratio at which the reflected wave phase variation amount increases by more than a given value increases as the area ratio r s decreases (namely, as the opening portion 14 decreases in area).
  • the area ratio r s is 0.25, for example, the frequency ratio at which
  • the frequency ratio is about 27 %. It can be also seen from the figure that the frequency bands where the phase variation amount is equal to or greater than 157.4 degrees are about three times as many as those in the conventionally-known scheme. Further, as seen from Fig.
  • Fig. 11 is a diagram explanatory of reflected waves at the time of resonance when the external space around the opening portion 14 of the hollow member 10 is viewed in the y-z plane direction.
  • Fig. 8 shows that a peak of incident waves where sound pressure is maximal arrives vertically at the reflective surface 2 and opening portion 14 and then reflected waves corresponding to the incident waves are produced.
  • the reflected waves are depicted by solid and broken lines; each of the solid lines depicts a position of a peak where the sound pressure of the reflected waves is maximal, while each of the solid lines depicts a position of a valley where the sound pressure of the reflected waves is minimal (assumes an opposite phase to the "peak").
  • the reflected wave in the opening portion 14 is a valley where the sound pressure is minimal.
  • the hollow member 10 is formed of a reflective material having a relatively high rigidity coefficient, such as acryl resin, the hollow member 10 has a considerably great specific acoustic impedance ratio. Therefore, the reflected waves radiated from the reflective surface 2 have almost no phase displacement from the incident waves (see regions C3 and C4 in Fig. 11 ).
  • the reflective surface 2 is a rigid surface, then the above-mentioned "full reflection” occurs, and thus, the reflected waves radiated from the reflective surface 2 have the same phase as the incident waves with zero phase displacement from the incident waves.
  • the full resonance occurs when the specific acoustic impedance ratio ⁇ of the opening portion 14 is zero, and when the full reflection has occurred with the specific acoustic impedance ratio of ⁇ , the reflected waves from the opening portion 14 and the reflected waves from the reflective surface 2 share the same amplitudes and are phase shifted from each other by 180 degrees.
  • the sound absorbing effect is achieved through resonance in and around the opening portion 14.
  • the sound scattering effect is achieved through interaction between 1) phase interference between incident waves falling on the reflective surface 2 and resultant reflected waves and 2) phase interaction between incident waves entering regions in and around the opening portion 14 and reflected waves produced through resonance, and a flow of gas molecules is produced in and around the opening portion 14 by virtue of the above-mentioned interaction. Because the reflected waves from the opening portion 14 and the reflected waves from the reflective surface 2 differ from each other in phase angle and different phenomena occur in the adjoining space regions C1 - C4 depending on the phase differences, the two acoustic phenomena, i.e. sound scattering effect and sound absorbing effect, can simultaneously occur according to the instant embodiment of the acoustic structure 1.
  • the particle velocity uo at the opening increases as the area Sp of the boundary surfaces 111 and 121 increases as compared to the area So of the opening portion 14, i.e. as the area ratio r s decreases.
  • the relationship of Sp > So being satisfied, vibration of the gas molecules further increases in and around the opening portion 14, so that the sound scattering and sound absorbing effects can be further enhanced in the external space near the opening portion 14.
  • high sound scattering and sound absorbing effects can be achieved by the phase difference between the reflected waves from the reflective surface 2 and the reflected waves from the opening portion 14.
  • the specific acoustic impedance ratio ⁇ depends on the size (area ratio r s ) of the intermediate layer 13, and thus, the phase relationship between the reflected waves from the reflective surface 2 and the reflected waves from the opening portion 14 too depends on the area ratio r s .
  • the reflected waves from the reflective surface 2 and the reflected waves from the opening portion 14 are placed in opposite-phase relationship.
  • the sound scattering and sound absorbing effects can be achieved by virtue of the aforementioned actions as long as the intermediate layer 13 is constructed in such a manner that the reflected waves from the reflective surface 2 and the reflected waves from the opening portion 14 are placed in substantial opposite-phase relationship.
  • Figs. 12A and 12B are diagrams showing results of experiments where relationship between distances from a center point O of the opening portion 14 and sound absorption coefficients in and around the opening portion 14 was obtained, of which Fig. 12A shows the opening portion 14 and its neighborhood in the direction parallel to the x-y plane while Fig. 12B shows the relationship between distances from a center point O of the opening portion 14 and sound absorption coefficients in and around the opening portion 14.
  • the reflective surface 2 of the acoustic structure 1 has an area of 900 mm (y direction) ⁇ 600 mm (x direction). Further, each of the sides of the opening 14 has a length d of 50 mm. Under such measurement conditions, pink noise was generated from a speaker installed at a position one meter away from the reflective surface 2 in the z direction, and measurement was made of the relationship between distances, in the direction parallel to the x-y plane, from the center point O of the opening portion 14 located at a zero-meter height from the reflective surface 2 (i.e., at the same height as the reflective surface 2) and sound absorption coefficients; Fig. 12B shows actual measured values of the relationship.
  • Figs. 13A - 13C are diagrams showing actual measured values of particle velocities under the aforementioned measurement conditions. More specifically, Fig. 13A shows the opening portion 14 and its neighborhood in the direction parallel to the x-y plane, where the x axis represents positions in the x direction as viewed from the center point O of the opening portion 14 while the y axis represents positions in the y direction as viewed from the center point O of the opening portion 14. Further, in Fig. 13A , arrows of the x and y axes represent directions in which the particle velocity acts, and lengths on the x and y axes represent intensities of the particle velocity. Further, Fig. 13B represents particle velocities when the resonator 11 has a resonant frequency of 248 Hz, and Fig. 13C represents particle velocities when the resonator 12 has a resonant frequency of 349 Hz.
  • the inventor of the present invention etc. confirmed that the particle velocity in a portion of the external space near the opening portion 14 is particularly great and is greater by about 40 dB than that on the reflective surface 2 as seen in the figures. Further, there occurs a high particle velocity having a component acting in the direction parallel to the x-y plane in response to incident waves entering the opening portion 14 in the vertical direction (z direction). Through this action, high sound absorbing and sound scattering effects can be achieved over a wide region on the reflective surface 2 near the opening portion 14.
  • a good sound scattering effect can be achieved by virtue of a flow of kinetic energy of gas molecules produced in an oblique direction, not perpendicular to the reflective surface 2 and opening portion 14, through the interaction between 1) phase interference between incident waves falling on the reflective surface 2 and resultant reflected waves and 2) phase interaction between incident waves entering regions in and around the opening portion 14 and reflected waves produced through resonance. Further, a good sound absorbing effect can be achieved by the reflected waves from the opening portion 14 canceling out the amplitude of the incident waves to the opening portion 14 through the phase interference. As a result, sound absorbing and sound scattering effects can be achieved over wide frequency bands and over a wide region near the opening portion 14.
  • the specific acoustic impedance ratio ⁇ in the opening portion 14 even further decreases and the frequency bands over which the sound absorbing effect is achievable can be even further widened, and thus, the above-described acoustic structure 1 of the present invention can even further enhance the sound absorbing and sound scattering effects.
  • the opening portions 14-1 - 14-10 differ in position among the hollow members 10-1 - 10-10 constituting the acoustic structure 1, the hollow members 10-1 - 10-10 have different resonant frequencies, so that a high sound absorbing effect is achievable over wide frequency bands including low frequency bands.
  • the dimension, in the thickness direction (z direction), of the acoustic structure 1 is considerably great as compared to the wavelengths of the resonant frequencies, the acoustic structure 1 would not require a great installation space, i.e. would not take up much of a limited available installation space.
  • the acoustic structure 1 of the present invention arranged in the above-described manner can not only effectively absorb and scatter sounds but also achieve appropriate sound absorbing and sound scattering effects over wide frequency bands, while preventing increase in size of the acoustic members. Further, the acoustic structure 1 of the present invention is constructed to achieve an appropriate sound absorbing effect by producing a high particle velocity without using a separate member, such as a resistance member, for restraining vibration of the gas molecules; the acoustic structure 1 can achieve a superior sound absorbing effect particularly at positions on the reflective surface 2 located remotely from the opening portion 14. Further, the inventor of the present invention etc.
  • the actual measurement showed that sound absorption coefficients of about 0.25 to 0.40 were obtained in frequency bands from 125 Hz to 4,000 Hz, as a result of which the inventor of the present invention etc. confirmed that the acoustic structure 1 of the present invention can achieve a flat sound absorbing characteristic that can never be achieved by other acoustic structures using a glass wool panel or plywood.
  • the acoustic structure 1 of the present invention may be modified various as exemplified by the following modifications, and these modifications may be combined as desired.
  • the ends 112 and 122 of the hollowing member 10 may be closed ends or open ends, or a combination of closed and open ends unless stated otherwise.
  • the above-described preferred embodiment of the acoustic structure 1 comprises the separate hollow members 10-1 - 10-10 having their respective hollow regions 20-1 - 20-10 formed therein.
  • the acoustic structure 1 may have a large hollow region of a rectangular parallelepiped shape formed therein and extending in a same single direction (e.g., y direction), and the large hollow region may be partitioned with a plurality of partition members each extending in the y direction to thereby provide hollow regions 20-1 - 20-10 similar to those in the above-described preferred embodiment.
  • Such a modified acoustic structure can achieve the same advantageous benefits as the above-described preferred embodiment of the acoustic structure 1.
  • the opening portions 14 may also be formed in another surface opposite from the reflective surface 2, so that sound absorbing and sound scattering effects as set forth above in relation to the above-described preferred embodiment are achievable on the two surfaces of the acoustic structure 1.
  • the opening portions 14 may be covered with nonwoven cloth, net, mesh or the like having sound pressure permeability and breathability (particle velocity permeability) and having a resistance component sufficiently smaller than the specific acoustic resistance of the medium (air), as long as sound waves can propagate between the external space and the hollow regions via the opening portions 14.
  • the hollow member 10 includes two resonators 11 and 12.
  • the hollow member may include only one resonator.
  • Figs. 14A and 14B are sectional views, similar to Fig. 3 (sectional view taken along the III - III line of Fig. 2 ), showing such a modified hollow member 10a.
  • the modified hollow member 10a has the hollow region 20a extending in the y direction and includes a resonator 11a formed to extend from closed one end 112a to the intermediate layer 13a. Further, the opening portion 14a is formed in a surface having the reflective surface 2a adjoining the other end 122a of the hollow member 10a; a portion of the hollow region 20a located adjacent to the opening portion 14a is the intermediate layer 13a.
  • a modified construction as shown in Fig. 14B , only one resonator is constructed to extend from the one end 112a to the intermediate layer 13a, as shown in Fig. 14B .
  • the intermediate layer 13 is constructed in such a manner that a surface thereof other than the boundary surface with the resonator adjoins the inner surface of the hollow member 10a or the opening portion 14a.
  • sound pressure produced through resonance acts on the intermediate layer 13a via the boundary surface 111a between the resonator 11a and the intermediate layer 13a, the intermediate layer 13a causes the sound pressure to act on the external space via the opening portion 14a in accordance with an intensity of its volume velocity.
  • the modified hollow member 10a constructed in the aforementioned manner is applied to the acoustic structure, appropriate sound absorbing and sound scattering effects can be achieved.
  • the volume velocity acting on the intermediate layer 13a from the resonator 11a would be smaller than that in the above-described preferred embodiment, so that the particle velocity in the opening portion 14a tends to become small and thus the sound absorbing and sound scattering effects may decrease as compared to those achieved in the above-described preferred embodiment.
  • the instant modification can advantageously even further reduce the size of the acoustic structure and thereby accomplish the advantageous benefit that the acoustic structure can be installed in an acoustic space with an increased ease and thus a degree of design freedom can be enhanced.
  • the hollow member 10 is constructed to satisfy the relationship of S p > So (i.e., r s ⁇ 1).
  • S p > So i.e., r s ⁇ 1
  • the specific acoustic impedance ratio ⁇ approaches zero as seen from Mathematical Expression (5) so that the frequency bands over which a sound absorbing effect is achievable can be widened and a higher particle velocity occurs in the external space near the opening potion as seen from Mathematical Expression (4), which can contribute to accomplishment of appropriate sound scattering and sound absorbing effects.
  • the acoustic structure may be constructed as follows.
  • Fig. 15 shows a modified acoustic structure 1b as viewed in the same direction as the arrow II in Fig. 1 .
  • a plurality of hollow regions each having a rectangular parallelepiped shape and extending in the y direction are formed at similar positions to those of Fig. 2 .
  • the modified acoustic structure 1b includes a plurality of the hollow members 10b-1 - 10b-10, each of which is closed as opposite ends and has opening portions 142b and 143b in portions of the reflective surface 2 near the opposite ends.
  • Each of the hollow members 10b-1 - 10b-10 has another opening portion 141b formed therein at a position near the center in the y direction.
  • the modified acoustic structure 1b includes partition walls 151b and 152b provided in each of the hollow members 10b-1 - 10b-10 for partitioning the hollow region in the y direction into a plurality of partitioned hollow regions.
  • hollow member 10b-1 is shown as having the opening portions 141b - 143b and partition walls 151b and 152b to avoid complexity of illustration, and it should be clear that the other hollow members are constructed similarly to the hollow member 10b-1 although the positions of the opening portions and partition walls differ among the hollow members.
  • the hollow members 10b-1 - 10b-10 are generally identical in construction, and thus, in the following description, the hollow members 10b-1 - 10b-10 will be collectively referred to as "hollow member 10b",
  • Fig. 16 is a sectional view of the hollow member 10b taken along the V - V line of Fig. 15 (i.e., along a plane vertical to the reflective surface). Because the two partition walls 151b and 152b are provided in the hollow member 10b, the hollow region is partitioned into three partitioned hollow regions in the y or extending direction of the hollow region (and hence the hollow member 10b). Note that the partition walls 151b and 152b may be formed either integrally with the hollow member 10b or separately from the hollow member 10b. Further, in one end portion of the hollow member 10b, the intermediate layer 131b is provided between one end 161 and the resonator 11b.
  • an intermediate layer 132b is provided between the other end 162 and the resonator 12b. Further, in a middle portion of the hollow member 10b, another resonator 16b is provided between the partition wall 151b and an intermediate layer 133b, and still another resonator 17b is provided between the partition wall 152b and the intermediate layer 133b.
  • the hollow region is partitioned by the partition walls into the plurality of partitioned hollow regions in the extending direction of the hollow member 10b, and the resonators are provided between the partition walls and the intermediate layers.
  • the hollow member 10b can include four resonators, i.e. a greater number of resonators than those in the above-described preferred embodiment.
  • the acoustic structure 1b can achieve sound absorbing and sound scattering effects over even wider frequency bands than the acoustic structure 1.
  • the hollow member 10b may include a greater number of partition walls than the above-mentioned so as to provide a greater number of partitioned hollow regions.
  • the above-described preferred embodiment of the acoustic structure 1 is installed on the inner wall surface and/or ceiling surface of an acoustic room so that the opening portions 14-1 - 14-10 face, i.e. are exposed to, an acoustic space that is an external space.
  • the acoustic structure 1 may be embedded in the inner wall surface and/or ceiling surface of the acoustic room so that the opening portions 14-1 - 14-10 are not exposed to the acoustic space.
  • moving means such as casters, may be provided on a surface of the acoustic structure 1 other than the reflective surface 2, so as to construct the acoustic structure 1 as a movable panel.
  • the plurality of hollow members 10 need not necessarily be provided to extend in one and the same direction and may be installed in any desired orientation or direction:
  • the hollow members 10 may be provided on a support panel 30 of a flat plate shape in various orientations (extending directions).
  • an arrangement may be made such that installed positions, on the support panel 30, of the individual hollow members 10 can be changed.
  • Moving means may be provided on the support panel 30 to permit movement of the support panel 30 having the hollow members 10 installed thereon.
  • the hollow member 10 in the above-described preferred embodiment is constructed in such a manner that the two resonators 11 and 12 share the same center axis yo
  • the two resonators 11 and 12 need not necessarily share the same center axis yo.
  • the resonators 11 and 12 may be disposed at a predetermined angle relative to each other, e.g. in an "L" or "V" configuration.
  • Fig. 18 is a perspective view showing an example of a modified hollow member 10c constructed in the aforementioned manner. In the illustrated example of Fig.
  • two resonators 11c and 12c are disposed at a predetermined angle ⁇ relative to each other (namely, the angle formed between the center axis y 1 of the resonator 11c and the center axis y 2 of the resonator 12c is ⁇ )
  • the angle ⁇ may be any desired angle.
  • Such an angle ⁇ of the hollow member 10 in the above-described preferred embodiment is 180 degrees. Even an acoustic structure provided with the hollow member 10c too can achieve sound absorbing and sound scattering effects as long as the intermediate layer provided between the opening portion 14c and the resonators 11c and 12c satisfies the same conditions as in the above-described preferred embodiment.
  • Fig. 19A shows another example of the modified hollow member 10d, where the hollow region is formed in a "T" shape and three or more resonators are provided.
  • Fig. 19B shows the modified hollow member 10d as viewed in a direction of an arrow VII of Fig. 19A .
  • the hollow member 10d includes three resonators 11d, 12d and 16d provided between its individual ends and the intermediate layer communicating with the opening portion 14d. These resonators 11d, 12d and 16d are in communication with the opening portion 14d via the intermediate layer that is a portion of the hollow region 20d near the opening portion 14d.
  • the angles formed between the center axes of the resonators may be any desired angles.
  • the hollow member may be constructed in such a manner that four or more resonators face the intermediate layer.
  • the resonators need not be disposed in the same plane (x-y plane) and may extend in any desired directions in the x-y-z space.
  • the hollow member 10 is of a rectangular cylindrical shape
  • the hollow region 20 is of a rectangular parallelepiped shape.
  • the hollow member constituting the acoustic structure may be formed as a cylindrical column or polygonal column (having a polygonal bottom surface).
  • the hollow member may have a circular or polygonal cross-sectional shape (i.e., shape of a section formed by a plane cutting through the hollow member at right angles to the axis) and is not limited to the shape described in relation to the preferred embodiment.
  • sectional shape of the hollow region 20 taken in the x-z plane too may be any other desired shape than that described in relation to the preferred embodiment. Further, such a sectional shape of the hollow region 20 need not be uniform throughout the length in the extending direction of the hollow region 20, as long as the hollow region 20 achieves both the function as the resonators and the function as the intermediate layer.
  • Fig. 20A is a perspective view showing an outer appearance of a modified hollow member 10e of a tubular (or cylindrical) shape. As shown, the hollow member 10e has a circular opening portion 14e in a surface thereof, and that surface functions as a reflective surface.
  • Fig. 20B is a view of the hollow member 10e taken in a direction of an arrow VIII, where a broken line represents a position where the cylindrical hollow region 20 is provided. As shown, the opening portion 14e communicates the hollow region 20 with the external space via the opening portion 14e.
  • Such a modified construction can achieve appropriate sound absorbing and sound scattering effects through generally the same actions as described in the preferred embodiment.
  • reflected waves are radiated from the curved reflective surfaces of the hollow members 10e, in response to incident waves falling on the hollow members 10e, so that a sound scattering effect can be achieved by virtue of phase discontinuity of the reflected waves produced by the opening 14e during resonance, although the curved reflective surfaces of the hollow members do not constitute a flat reflective surface as a whole.
  • the hollow regions 20-1 - 20-10 of the acoustic structure 1 have the same length in the y direction or extending direction thereof.
  • the hollow regions 20-1 - 20-10 may have different lengths.
  • Fig. 21 shows hollow regions 20f-1 - 20f-10 having different linear lengths in the extending direction that depend on the resonant frequencies of the resonators to be achieved.
  • Such a construction allows resonant frequencies of the resonators to be determined with increased freedom and can thereby enhance the degree of design freedom of the acoustic structure.
  • the hollow members themselves may have different lengths.
  • the particle velocity u 1 at the boundary surface 111 and the particle velocity u 2 at the boundary surface 121 vary in phase with each other.
  • the above-described preferred embodiment is suited to increase the particle velocity of gas molecules in the opening portion 14 in a given frequency band and thereby enhance sound absorbing and sound scattering effects in that frequency band.
  • the resonators 11 and 12 have different lengths (i.e., l 1 ⁇ l 2 )
  • of the specific acoustic impedance ratio ⁇ becomes smaller than one (
  • of the specific acoustic impedance ratio ⁇ of the opening portion 14 varies regularly, in response to variation of the frequency, on the basis of the relationship of Mathematical Expression (5).
  • an advantageous benefit of an increased particle velocity i.e. u 0 > u 1 + u 2 if the condition of Sp > So is satisfied.
  • the hollow members 10-1 - 10-10 constituting the acoustic structure 1 may each be open at the opposite ends so as to produce coupled vibration among the hollow members.
  • sound waves radiated via the opened ends diffract around the open ends to radiate energy.
  • Part of the radiated energy enters the hollow regions via the open ends of the adjoining hollow members 10.
  • energy transfer takes place between the hollow members 10.
  • friction occurs on the inner wall surfaces of the hollow members 10 and a viscosity action occurs between gas molecules at the open ends, and thus, acoustic energy is consumed so that the sound absorbing effect can be even further enhanced.
  • the above-described preferred embodiment and modifications of the acoustic structure of the present invention can be installed in various acoustic rooms where acoustic characteristics are controlled.
  • the various acoustic rooms may be soundproof rooms, halls, theaters, listening rooms for acoustic equipment, sitting rooms like meeting rooms, spaces of various transport equipment, casings of speakers, musical instruments, etc., and so on.

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